Newton News

A Flora man is lucky to be alive this afternoon after the oil tanker he was working on exploded south of Effingham.

One person was injured in an early Saturday morning crash in Jasper County. State police say the crash occurred at 2:20am in a rural area four miles southeast of Newton on the Ste.

A raised median included in plans for the long-awaited widening of Route 45 in central Lake County is raising concerns among more than two dozen business owners in Grayslake and Wildwood.

O n Saturday, Nov. 14, at Big R, the Humane Society of Logan County held a drawing for the raffle of two Kroger gift cards.

Three Jasper County residents were injured in a crash Thursday evening in Clark County.

Jasper County board members last night gave the Jasper County American Cancer Society chapter permission to hold their 2010 Relay for Life around the courthouse square in Newton.

Dieterich village board members Monday night heard from residents with concerns about the sewer system upgrade project now underway.

28 that they entered into branch purchase and assumption agreement, pursuant to which Peoples State Bank will purchase First Bank's Lawrenceville, Ill.

" With the 2009 Illinois State Fair theme "An All American Fair" it is only fitting to recognize the many servicemen and servicewomen who fight to protect the freedoms that make America what it is today.

" With the 2009 Illinois State Fair theme "An All American Fair" it is only fitting to recognize the many servicemen and servicewomen who fight to protect the freedoms that make America what it is today.

Jasper County authorities are currently investing several vandalism incidents, including more than 35 reports of mailbox damage, which occurred late last Saturday night and into Sunday morning.A The Jasper County Sheriff's Department is reporting that the area of damage includes a large portion of Jasper County, both north and west of Newton.

Many people under 40 likely know little about the man whose life will be celebrated next week at an Illinois festival.